Vehicle-spring.



R. J. SCHEIDT.

VEHICLE SPRING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29. I914.

1,167,938, Patented Jan.11,1916.

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R. J. SCHEIDT.

VEHICLE SPRING.

APPLiCATlON HLED SEPT. 29. I914.-

1 ,167,938 Patented Jan,1l, 1916.

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Balsa/midi I 6 I I UNITED STATEFATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT J. SCHEIDT, or oierirrorivmfivrrssonnr; ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH TO ROY L.

' KAY, or C LIFORNI MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-SPRING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

Application filed September 29, 1914. Serial No. 864,063.

To all whomz't may concern;

Be it known-that I, ROBER'I,J. SCHEIDT, a citizen of. the United States, residing at California, in the county of Moniteau and State of Missouri, have inventedvcertain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-.

Springs; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I r

This invention relates to, springs for various types of vehicles, such as railway rolling stock, carriages, wagons, and motor vehicles, and has for its object to provide a spring of novel and efiicient construction especially designed and arranged to absorb shocks incident to abrupt starting and stop-- ping of the vehicle.

WVith this and other objects in view, th inventlon consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as Wlll be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying draw-' ings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the spring applied to use. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the spring. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a part of the securing means for the spring removed. Fig. 4 represents a. view similar to Fig. 1, showing parts of the spring supporting means broken away, and Fig. 5 represents a bottom plan view of the spring.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 indicates the axle of a vehicle which is preferably angular in cross section, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. A block 11 is positioned upon the axle 10 and is provided with a pair of laterally extending and upwardly curved ears 12 over which the web portions of a pair of U bolts 18 are engaged. The lower threaded extremities of the bolts 13 are provided with nuts 14: rigidly clamping a plate 15 against the lower face of the axle 10 and disposed trans versely of the latter and longitudinally of the line of draft of the vehicle (not shown). The upper portion of the block 11 is formed with a transverse aperture 16 receiving a bolt or equivalent means 17 pivotally securing said block between the parallel portions of an inverted channel iron 18 which latter is reliablysecured to the body of the vehicle (not shown). The channel iron l8'is braced against swinging movement laterally of the vehicle by a brace 19 pivotally secured by the bolt 17 at its upper end and secured at its lower end to the axle 10 by a clip 20.

Oppositely arranged substantially J shaped springs 21 are secured at their upper angularly directed ends'to the web portion of the channel iron 18 by bolts or equivalent means. 22 at points forwardly and rearwardly of the pivotal axis 17 of the block 11. The adjacent extremities of the springs 21. are curvedinwardly and upwardly toward the front and rearends of the plate 15 and are. secured to bolts 23 suitably fixed in the front and rear ends of said plate 15. The springs 21 are reinforced and strengthened .by additional leaf springs 2d secured by the bolts 22.

In use, it is evident that the axle 10 is permitted pivotal movement on its axis 17 relative to the channel irons 18 on which the body of the vehicle is supported. The pivotal movement relative to the channel irons and axle is retarded and cushioned by the springs 21 and24.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a vehicle axle, a support arranged above said vehicle axle, a block rigidly secured to said axle, means pivotally securing the upper extremity of said block with said support including a plate arranged under said axle, and springs connecting said support with said plate at points forwardly and rearwardly of said ax e.

2. In combination, an axle, a block secured on top of said axle, a support pivotally secured to said block, a plate secured under said axle, and oppositely arranged curved springs connecting said plate with said support.

' 3. In combination, an axle, a block rigidly secured on top of said axle, a support pivotally secured to said block, a plate rigidly secured beneath said axle, and oppositely arranged substantially J-shaped springs, connecting the opposite ends of said plate with said support at points forwardly and rearwardly of said axle.

1. In combination, an axle, a support ar-. ranged above said axle, a block pivotally secured to said support having a pair of upwardly curved ears, a plate arranged under said axle, means engaged With said up- Wardly curved ears and extending through said plate for securing said block and said plate in position upon said axle, and 0ppositely arranged substantially J-shaped springs, connecting the opposite endsof said plate With said support, at points forwardly and rearWardly of said axle.

5. In combination, an axle, a support arranged above said axle, means pivotally connecting said axle with said support, means for retarding and cushioning the pivotal movement between said support and said axle, and a brace rigidly secured at one end to said axle and pivotally secured at the opposite end to said support.

6. In combination, an axle, a support arranged above said axle, means pivotally connected said axle With said support, means for retarding and cushioning the pivotal movement between said support and said axle, and a brace rigidly secured at one end to said axle and pivotally secured at its opposite end at the point of pivotal connection of said axle with said support.

7. In combination, a vehicle axle, a support arranged above said axle, a block rigidly secured to said axle, means pivotally securing the upper extremity of said block With said support, a brace rigidly secured at one end to said axle and at the opposite end to saidsupport, and springs connecting said support with said plate at points forwardly ROBERT J. SCHEIDT. Vitnesses OY L. my, JACOB Ho'rT.

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